Softball roundup: Whitehouse falls to Lufkin; Van tops Canton
Published 10:35 pm Friday, April 19, 2019
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DISTRICT 16-5A
LUFKIN 7, WHITEHOUSE 6
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LUFKIN — Lufkin scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Whitehouse 7-6 in the regular-season finale at Morris Frank Park.
Makala Moore, Kenzie Wright, Maddie Wright and Jadyn Gunn all had two hits for Whitehouse. Moore also had a double and two RBIs.
Maddie Wright pitched six innings for Whitehouse (18-9-1). She allowed four earned runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
MARSHALL 11, NACOGDOCHES 1
NACOGDOCHES — Cate Truelove singled three times and drove in two runs, Emily Ellenburg added two hits and two RBI and Marshall rolled past Nacogdoches, 11-1.
Maggie Truelove added a triple and an RBI for Marshall. Liz Palmer singled three times, and Adriana Vences drove in a run.
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Vences earned the pitching win, striking out seven with two walks on one hit allowed in four innings. Ellenburg fanned five and walked three in three innings.
DISTRICT 14-4A
VAN 5, CANTON 2
VAN — Kelsie Briggs and Skylar Savage combined to strike out 12 batters as Van defeated Canton.
Briggs had eight punchouts in five innings. She allowed two runs on five hits with one walk. Savage pitched two scoreless innings and struck out four with one hit allowed.
Savage was also 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs. Racheal Thomas was also 2-for-3.
Lauren Reid had two hits for Canton. She also allowed one earned run in 2 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. Claire Rose struck out nine in 3 1/3 innings.
DISTRICT 16-4A
GILMER 14, CHAPEL HILL 0
NEW CHAPEL HILL — Madeline Barber turned in a dominant performance at the plate and in the circle for Gilmer as the Lady Bulldogs rolled to a 14-0 win over Chapel Hill.
Barber struck out 14, walked one and allowed just one hit in a complete-game pitching win. At the dish, she homered, doubled and drove in four runs.
Maddie McCury tripled, doubled, singled twice, drove in two runs and scored four times from the top of the order for Gilmer. Kirsten Waller added four hits and an RBI, Bre’Anna Croley drove in two runs, Karlye Johnston had two hits and Melody Larkins drove in a run for the Lady Buckeyes.
DISTRICT 16-3A
WHITE OAK 4, SABINE 2
WHITE OAK — White Oak built a 4-0 lead after four innings and held on for a 4-2 win over Sabine on Friday.
Lillian Scalia doubled twice, and Taylor Bellotte added a double and two RBI for White Oak. Bailey Owens doubled and drove in a run, and Daphne Bogenschutz and Kelsi Wingo added two hits apiece.
Callie Sparks homered and singled, and Calleigh King had two hits in the loss for Sabine.
Morgan Benge stuck out 13 with no walks for the pitching win. Sparks fanned one and walked two.
WEST RUSK 10, TROUP 4
NEW LONDON — Makana Morton banged out four hits and drove in two runs, Brooklyn Floyd and Allyson Floyd both added two hits and two RBI and West Rusk coasted to a 10-4 win over Troup.
Chasity Austin, Natalie Farrow, Brooklyn Floyd, Abby Hernandez and Morton all doubled for West Rusk. Farrow, Hernandez and Sydnee Martin had two hits apiece, and Hernandez, Martin and Austin all chipped in with RBI.
Julie Waddell struck out five and walked two for the pitching win.
HARMONY 15, GLADEWATER 2
HARMONY — Analese Cano collected two hits and drove in four runs, Kaylee Clemens and Delaynie Nash had three hits apiece and Harmony rolled past Gladewater, 15-2.
Nash doubled twice, singled and drove in a run, and Clemens drove in two runs and scored twice from the top of the order. Kinzee Settles and Hope Howard had two hits apiece, with Settles driving on two runs. Jenci Seahorn had a doubled and three RBI, Marlee Seahorn two hits and Alexa Makowsky a single and an RBI.
Cano struck out four with no walks in 2.1 innings for the pitching win. Nash fanned three with no walks in 2.2 innings.
DISTRICT 17-2A
LINDEN-KILDARE 10, AVERY 8
LINDEN — D’Shante Sadler singled three times and drove in four runs, and Linden-Kildare rallied for a 10-8 win over Avery.
Jaci Smallwood, Kaitlyn Salazar, Sydney Hampton and Gracie Broussard all drove in runs for the Lady Tigers, who trailed 8-5 heading to the bottom of the sixth. Smallwood had three hits, Salazar and Hampton two apiece, and MaKayla Morton added a single.
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DISTRICT 11-6A
LONGVIEW 12, MESQUITE 0
MESQUITE — Kennedy Cameron tossed a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 13 and walking two, Jordan McClain led the way on offense with three hits and four RBI from the leadoff spot and Longview notched a 12-0 win over Mesquite.
Zekyia Robinson added three hits and an RBI, Kerris Cameron two RBI, Tia Taylor two hits and an RBI and Justice Harris and Alexius Allen an RBI apiece for the Lady Lobos.
DISTRICT 16-4A
BULLARD 17, SPRING HILL 1
LONGVIEW — Bullard scored six times in the top of the first and added nine in the second en route to a 17-1 win over the Spring Hill Lady Panthers.
Gabby Nichols, Emma Lambert and Payton Hancock all homered for Bullard, with Hancock driving in four runs and Nichols adding three RBI. Ariel Matula pitched for Bullard, striking out seven, walking two and limiting Spring Hill to one hit – a single by Ashlee Blake.
KILGORE 1, HENDERSON 0
KILGORE — Bailey Downing led off the bottom off the first inning with a home run, and that was all of the offense Kristen Wilson needed as the Kilgore Lady Bulldogs blanked Henderson, 1-0.
Genna Cavanaugh, Wilson and Mackenzie Cavanaugh all added hits for Kilgore. Wilson struck out three and walked one, giving up three hits in a complete-game performance in the circle.
Madelne Wells, Maggi Dickerson and Trinity Sledge had hits for Henderson. Wells struck out 10 and did not issue a walk in the loss.
DISTRICT 15-4A
LIBERTY-EYLAU 7, PITTSBURG 4
COMMERCE — Keeley Norris banged out three hits, McKenzye Williamson drove in two runs and Liberty-Eylau won a playoff seeding game against Pittsburg, 7-4, at Texas A&M-Commerce’s John Cain Family Field.
Isabella Gunderson earned the pitching win, striking out four and walking seven.
Pittsburg was led at the plate by McKenna Wood, who hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh. Trinity Aycock, Ananda Garrison and Daytona Torrey added hits for the Lady Pirates.
DISTRICT 19-2A
UNION GROVE 3, BIG SANDY 0
UNION GROVE — Kasi Jones struck out 14, walked one and limited Big Sandy to a couple of hits, and the Union Grove Lady Lions blanked the Lady Wildcats, 3-0.
Shayla Gallagher and Madelynn Lacaze tripled, and Lacaze and Sydney Chamberlain doubled for Union Grove. Lacaze and Chamberlain drove in runs.
BECKVILLE 15, NEW SUMMERFIELD 0
BECKVILLE — Shelley Pierce and Jaden McDaniel drove in two runs apiece, and Ally LaGrone limited New Summerfield to a couple of hits in a three-inning game as Beckville notched a 15-0 win.
LaGrone struck out six and walked one.
McDaniel had two hits, Kaitlyn Tillman doubled and Madisyn Bridges, Kinley Pepper, LaGrone, Miranda Mize and Ally Kruebbe all drove in runs for Beckville.